Mount Thor

This article is about Thor Peak on Baffin Island. For other mountains, see Mount Thor (disambiguation).

Mount Thor
Thor Peak, Qaisualuk, Kigutinnguaq
Mount Thor seen from Akshayuk Pass
Highest point
Elevation1,675 m (5,495 ft)[1]
ListingMountains of Canada
Coordinates66°32′N 65°19′W / 66.533°N 65.317°W / 66.533; -65.317 (Thor Peak)[2][1]
Naming
Native name
Geography
Mount Thor is located in Nunavut
Mount Thor
Mount Thor
Parent rangeBaffin Mountains
Topo mapNTS 26I11 Mount Asgard[2]
Climbing
First ascentMorton and Spitzer, 1965

Mount Thor, officially gazetted as Thor Peak[2] (Inuktitut: ᙯᕐᓱᐊᓗᒃ Qaisualuk "huge bedrock"[3][4] or Kigutinnguaq "tooth-like"[3][5]), is a mountain with an elevation of 1,675 m (5,495 ft) located in Auyuittuq National Park, on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. The mountain is located 46 km (29 mi) northeast of Pangnirtung and features Earth's greatest vertical drop of 1,200 m (4,100 ft), with the cliff overhanging at an average angle of 105 degrees (15 degrees from vertical).[6] Despite its remoteness, this feature makes the mountain a popular rock climbing site. Camping is allowed, with several designated campsites located throughout the length of Akshayuk Pass. For climbers looking to scale Mount Thor, there is an established campsite a few kilometres north of its base, complete with windbreaks and emergency shelters.

The English naming of the mountain originates from Thor, the Norse thunder god.[7]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference bivouac was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c "Thor Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ^ a b "Qairsualuk". ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕ. inuktitutilinniaqta.com. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. ^ Slaymaker, Olav; Catto, Norm (2020). Landscapes and Landforms of Eastern Canada. Springer Nature. p. 4. ISBN 978-3-030-35137-3. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. ^ Wykes, Tim. "ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᖅ Pangnirtung" (PDF). ihti.ca/. Inuit Heritage Trust. Retrieved 3 July 2020. ᒥ4.2 ᑭᒍᑎᙳᐊᖅ Kigutinnguaq Mountain Looks like a tooth, Mount Thor
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference galaxy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Jennings, Ken (10 June 2013). "Meet Canada's Mount Thor: The World's Steepest, Tallest Cliff". Conde Nast Traveler. Retrieved 18 April 2015.